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unacceptable
adjective /ˌʌn.əkˈsep.tə.bl̩/
/-t̬ə-/ Definition
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B2 too bad to be accepted, approved of, or allowed to continue: The unions have described the latest pay offer as unacceptable. The taking of hostages, said the minister, was totally unacceptable under any circumstances. The report found what it described as 'unacceptable levels of air pollution' in several major cities.Not good enoughUnsuitable and unacceptable
(Definition of unacceptable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be not on idiom
- beneath preposition (NOT GOOD ENOUGH)
- cop noun (QUALITY)
- deficient adjective
- indefensible adjective
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